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50 Pfennig Note, Eisenach, Germany, 1921

Object Details

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Description
[[obverse text]]
WARTBURGSTADT / EISENACH / 1521 / ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS AN DIE ANKUNFT / DR. MARTIN LUTHERS AUF WARTBURG 4.MAI 1521 / GÜLTIG BIS 31.MAI 1921. / EISENACH 1921 / FÜNFZIG / PFENNIG / [[signature]] / OBERBÜRGERMEISTER / [[signature]] / STADTRAT U.[[und]] KÄMMERER / [[signature]] / STADTRAT U.[[und]] WIRKL.GEH.RAT [[wirklicher geheimer rat]] / FÜNFZIG / PFENNIG / DRUCK V.[[von]] J.ADOLF SCHWARZ - LINDENBERG - ALLGÄU / [[translation]] WARTBURGSTADT-EISENACH / 1521 / IN MEMORY OF THE ARRIVAL OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER IN WARTBURG MAY 4, 1521 / VALID UNTIL MAY 31, 1921. / EISENACH 1921 / 50 PFENNIG / [[signature]] SENIOR MAYOR / [[signature]] CITY COUNCILMAN AND TREASURER / [[signature]] CITY COUNCILMAN AND PRIVY COUNCIL / 50 PFENNIG / PRINTED BY J.ADOLF SCHWARZ - LINDENBERG - ALLGÄU [[/translation]]
[[reverse text]]
50 PF. / LUTHERFEIER 1921 / IN EISENACH / 50 PF. / EISENACH DIE STADT WIE SIE VOR ALTERS GESTANDEN HATT / [[translation]] 50 PFENNIG / LUTHER CELEBRATION 1921 IN EISENACH / 50 PFENNIG / EISENACH, THE CITY AS IT HAS STOOD FOR AGES [[/translation]]
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
1921
date on object
1921-05-31
Credit Line
Catherine Bullowa
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 6.8 cm x 9.6 cm x .01 cm; 2 11/16 in x 3 25/32 in x in
Object Name
notgeld
note
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